When asked about the possibility of joining the newly formed Mobile Handset Alliance which is developing Android, the mobile operating system for what the internet coins the Gphone, Kari Tuutti from Nokia’s Multimedia division (Nseries) said: “It’s not ruled out at all. If we would see this as beneficial, we would think about taking part…
Archives for November 2007
Sagem my850c – for people who want stylish music phone with 3G
In case you’re looking for an affordable stylish music-enabled 3G phone, the new Sagem my850c could be for you. Apart from the built-in 3G radio and music player, this clamshell also packs a megapixel camera, two screen (internal QVGA and external 96×64 pixels), dedicated music controls, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) and of course the microSD memory…
PED3 rotating iPhone stand
Watching a video on a portable media player can be hassle for some people. You have to make the device stand still in order to be able to enjoy the movie or whatever you’re watching. Hence, we have many media player stands available on the market today. Lately, we’ve spotted a new rotating iPhone stand…
Asus P550 coming to Vodafone as v1520
Roughly a month and a half ago we saw the Asus P550 passing the FCC hurdle and now we have the same device hitting the coming soon section at Vodafone’s site as v1520. We don’t know the exact date, but we DO know this is one device to look forward to. It sports 256MB Flash…
Russian spy plane Myasishchev M-55 to act as telecoms carrier
Unlike the U.S.’ U-2 spy plane, Russian Myasishchev M-55 was fitted with weapons. And now they’ve figured out that it can carry fairly sizable payloads like telco equipment instead of weapons. The idea is use the plane to provide telecom coverage in areas where satellite coverage is spotty, or for emergency relief following disasters which…
Carphone Warehouse hopes to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch
We’ve already reported that O2 is expecting to see the iPhone becoming the single fastest selling handset in the UK. And now we have Europe’s biggest independent mobile phones retailer, Carphone Warehouse, adding they see up to 10,000 iPhones sold on the first day across their network of around 800 stores in the country. Again,…
Sony Ericsson SO905i spotted at the FCC site
Again and again we see Sony Ericsson pushing its devices through FCC, even though most of them don’t end up selling in the States. This time they went one step further by allowing the Federal Communications Commission to check out their recently unveiled 5.1 MP camera equipped SO905i model, giving us a slight of hope…
Palm says “NO” to Android
Somehow I find Palm’s historic “NO” to Android platform making much sense — after all they’ve been investing in their own platform for years. On the other hand, Palm could certainly benefit from the affiliation with nowadays everyone’s favorite company, Google, beyond the search giant’s mobile apps. In its official statement, Palm said they are…
How many versions of the Nokia E51 are there?
Why does the back of this E51 on Smape look different than the back of this E51 on Cell Addict? Multiple versions of the E51? Version 1: Version 2: I much prefer the dotted metal look compared to the wavy line fashion reminiscent of the Nokia 9300, but how are consumers supposed to know which…
Shut Up: You are not allowed to praise or slam Android until the SDK comes out
I woke up today at 05:30 to a little under 1000 unread items in Google Reader. Half way through that list I just couldn’t take it anymore, people need to stop making assumptions and conclusions about Android. The SDK is not out yet. You have not seen the OS. I have not seen the OS.…